Celebrity Big Brother 2: HoH, Nominations Show Blog Party - Feb. 7

Ah, a totally taped show and no live eviction tonight. We'll make that up with a double eviction tomorrow night! The schedule has been so weird that I'm actually having to look back to see what was shown on the show and what still won't be shown tonight. Oy!

As the show airs here on the East Coast, I'll be live blogging and updating this entry. Refresh this page to get the latest news! As always, the party is in the comments. I hope to see you there!

Previously on and blah, blah, blah …

Okay, Kato turned black and white. Tom is sure he will be targeted. He thinks he needs to make friends and win HoH. Tamar is celebrating getting Kato out. Lolo thinks he must go after Tom for sure. 

Tom is being nice to all trying to win friends and influence people. Kandi wants to bring him to her side to take out one of the "big dogs." Ricky, Lolo and Natalie are now against Tom, Kandi and Dina. Notice they all leave out Tamar. Kandi is definitely making an effort to get Tom to work with her. He's suspicious, but what else has he got? Really, now.

HOH Comp time! The yard is done up like a Las Vegas casino and they're all dressed accordingly. Omarosa is back to host the comp. Celebrity BB Hotel and Casino. Celebrity Tumbling Dice. Head to head tumbling dice match. Each player in a die and tumbling to go to the correct number. 

Tom challenges Ricky. Tom wins the round.
Ricky is eliminated.

Lolo challenges Tom (no surprise there). Tom wins the round.
Lolo eliminated.

Natalie challenges Dina. Natalie wins the round.
Dina eliminated.

Kandi challenges Natalie. Natalie wins the round.
Kandi eliminated.

It's down to Tom versus Natalie for the win.
TOM WINS HOH!

Tom is a bit self-conscious in this HOH run. He knows he has no real allies. Well, there's Kandi but she ain't no Kato. Natalie, on the other hand, is sure she will go on the block. Ricky is more sure he will go on the block. He sort of has Dina, for what that's worth. She tells him Lolo and Natalie are freaking out. Tom notices that it's the first time Dina's talked game but he needs all the help he can get. 

Natalie think that Kandi, because she chose to compete against her in the comp, is now on Tom's side. "If you're not with us, you're against us." So, she goes to talk to Lolo and Tamar. Tamar, of course, is with Kandi but wants it all to be on the down low. 

Girl talk with Dina. Tamar and Kandi. Dina seems infatuated with an online romance. Tamar calls catfish. Then Natalie joins in.

Tom wants one on one meetings with them all. He tells us that he's going to tell all of them they're not the target. Tom talks to Natalie first. He tells her he'd like to make a safety deal for her not to put him on the block if he keeps her safe. Then he goes and tells her he might have to put her on the block.

Then he talks to Lolo, telling her he wants to put her up as a pawn, wants her to win veto and save herself. He says she's not the target. He also asks for safely. Kind of a dumb move, methinks.

Ricky is up next. Tom tells him he has a proposal. Wants to put him on the block, wants him to win veto and remove himself. Will try to make sure he's not voted out. Please keep me safe. Um. Well. Ricky sees through it just like I do. Ricky proposes his own deal if Tom keeps Natalie, Lolo and himself off the block and Tom remains safe. Tom doesn't trust him but doesn't come out and say it.

Some of Tom's antics. He has been very entertaining on the live feeds this season.

Back to the drama. Natalie is telling Tamar how Kandi is with Tom now. Kandi tells us she doesn't care. Now it's time for Tamar to talk to her buddy Kandi. Tamar tells us that she trusts Kandi more than her bedroom alliances. They want a final two.

Tom tells Kandi he's thinking Ricky/Lolo, keep Lolo safe. If Ricky doesn't win veto, he's out. If he does, Natalie goes up and out. Kandi isn't thrilled with the idea. She thinks he needs to nominate Ricky/Natalie for game reasons. Now, he's already told Natalie he won't put her on the block. What a conundrum! 

Time for the nominations ceremony. He nominates Ricky, then Natalie. He thinks they're incredible athletes, targeting them because they're targeting him.

Natalie is mad because she feels Tom lied to her. Lolo is sure it's all a scheme to backdoor her.  

Celebrity Big Brother 2: Live Feeds, PoV Meeting - Feb. 7

You can run but you can't hide

Here's the latest from inside that Celeb BB House of Whacked Whippets:

• I say it's Lolo's own fault.
• Her paranoia strikes deep. Into her heart it creeps.
• Or something like that.
• She was NOT on the block. Tom told her he might put her up as a pawn if someone won and used the veto.
• Since that time she has been barking at him or pretending he doesn't exist.
• Well, doesn't exist except that she talks about how evil he is and what a bully he is.
• Ricky and Natalie were nominated by Tom.
• He has always considered Ricky not to be trustworthy and Ricky is, er, was his target.
• Ricky figured he would go on the block and also guessed he would be Tom's target.
• He has taken it all in stride and calmly.
• He, Natalie and Lolo are in their own little alliance. He kept telling them that one will go home and two will remain to try to win the game.
• Yet Lolo keeps freaking and then gets Natalie (better game player but lesser of a freaking out sort) also after Tom.
• Meanwhile, Ricky and Tom talked last night.
• Now today at the veto meeting, Tom took Ricky off the block and replaced him with Lolo.
• So, it's Natalie and Lolo on the block.
• All of a sudden now Lolo is saying things like she always knew Tom had good in him and such.
• Tamar is saying he did it to save face with America.
• Ricky has tried telling them that the more they react with anger and such the more likely they will go home.
• Natalie is ready to pack her bags.

Talked her way to the block

More dangerous than Lolo?

So, Tom saved his target

Often spontaneously loud. Really.

Celebrity Big Brother 2: Live Feeds, PoV Winner - Feb. 6

Orwell slept with Tom, but kept tux on

Here's the latest from inside that Celebrity BB House of Blocked Live Feeds:

• No matter how much he tries to mix and mingle in the house, Tom remains just about shunned by the others.
• Sure, they'll small talk a little with him.
• Since Kato left, Tom's only true ally is Orwell the Owl.
• But even Orwell won't disrobe and sleep under the covers with him.
• Tom's girlfriend must appreciate that!
• It turns out that the cost Lolo was talking for her health insurance is twenty grand a year. Eep. Of course, it's due to the risks an Olympic athlete takes, but still.
• BB woke them up very early -- before 8am their time -- today, supposedly telling them they would have an "event" in the morning.
• Hmm. Event = blocked live feeds.
• It seems like most of the chamsters are a bit under the weather with headaches and overall not feeling well.
• Now, it could be the stress and/or not seeing the sky for so many days. Their backyard is actually inside. Poor babies. They're each getting a couple hundred grand for this. They'll live.
• Lolo, already giving Tom shade every minute, apparently didn't get picked to play for veto. That's his fault, of course.
• The feeds were first blocked for the "event" and then for the veto comp.
• TOM won the Power of Veto.
• He may have no allies other than Orwell, but he holds all the power right now.
• Ricky thinks Tom will keep the nominations the same -- himself and Natalie.
• Lolo is still super-ultra-uber paranoid that Tom will put her on the block.
• Tamar started screaming at Tom about threatening her. Umm. No, he didn't.
• Then we get another long feeds block. Under an hour, but sheesh.
• Now, Kandi, Tamar and Lolo keep talking about Tom "threatening" them. I'm seeing no such thing. He's playing the game. He wants to talk and try to keep his own butt in the house. Before they thought he and Kato were bullying them. I'm honestly not seeing any bullying or threatening.
• Telling someone you're considering putting them on the block isn't threatening any more than asking someone to pay money owed or you'll take them to court.
• When the feeds returned, Tom was chilling by himself.
• Well, I think Orwell was with him.
• His target is Ricky out this week.
• However, he obviously hasn't got a voting block. So, who knows?

Tom chills

A different look every hour

Then there's the Unibomber look

Dina's the Hat Lady

Celebrity Big Brother 2: Live Feeds, Nominations - Feb. 5

My choice for best final two partner

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Celebrity Sillies:

• Why Dina for final two? She hasn't done much at all. She's not hated. Anyone against her will win.
• Well, perhaps anyone but Tom.
• However, I'm accepting the fact that he's very unlikely to get to the end at this point.
• He is, though, head of household this week (two days).
• He did his routine of talking to everyone although I do believe his mind was pretty much made up ahead of time.
• He tried for deals with people.
• He hinted to Lolo that he doesn't want to nominate her, but it's possible if someone uses the veto, she would go up.
• Ricky agreed to promises of keeping Tom safe, but he isn't to be trusted and Tom knows that.
• Tamar, remember the Drama Mama? Well, she is playing so good right now. She thought to not offend Tom or Kato previously and got Kandi in with her on it. She also on the surface gets along with Lolo, Natalie and Ricky. Without even a double agent act, she has both sides thinking she will work with them.
• In actuality, I think the only thing she wants is for herself and Kandi get to the final two and then the win.
• Tom knows he's grasping straws and, with Kato out, no one will really support him in the game.
• After talking with everyone, it was time for nominations.
• He nominated Ricky and Natalie.
• Not unexpected. 
• Lolo is more bent out of shape than either of the actual nominees. Tom had said something to her about how he doesn't really need the money and he knows she does because she mentioned needing money for health insurance and such. 
• How dare he! He's tromping on her Olympic dreams! Don't even go there!
• Never mind that I already reported that she said the insurance thing days ago. Apparently she can use it to plead her need for the win. But Tom can't use it to not put her on the block.
• So, she's pushing how evil Tom is and now has Natalie agreeing on his evilness.
• What about Ricky?
• "It's a game. We're on the block. One of us will go home. The other two will remain to work on winning."
• And on it goes ...

We should have kept Kato!

Tom is so evil!

Leave my Olympic dreams out of this!

Currently playing the best game

Expected the block, got the block

Celebrity Big Brother 2: Live Feeds, HoH into Tuesday - Feb. 5

Someone's in the kitchen with Dina

Here's the latest from inside that Big Brother House of Late Night HoH:

• Once again, the feeds were blocked for a number of hours after the live eviction show.
• Yep, it was the HoH comp we weren't allowed to see.
• When they came back on, Tom had a tux on from the comp.
• They were talking about Omarosa -- she apparently hosted the HoH comp, but I'm not sure what they actually did.
• The big news is that TOM is the new HoH!
• That's good and bad, y'see.
• If he didn't win, he'd likely go home next.
• However, since he did win, he can't compete for the next HoH and is likely to go home. He only bought a couple days.
• While I think he's most deserving (either him or Tamar of those left in the house) to win, from the talk I've been seeing they are treating the show like a popularity contest. It seems like if he makes the final two, they'd vote for whoever wasn't Tom.
• Oh, well.

Tom rereads his HoH letter